Painting with Knife
After painting circular intersections, where sprayed shadows evoked the illusion of depth, I thought to push it to be more sophisticated, and physically create shadows by cutting through canvases in the shape of a circle, then build upon one another effectuating dimensions and numerous layers. I like the illusion of playing with the inside shadow and the concept that you’re not sure if it is a positive or negative space. What are you looking at?
I was inspired by Lucio Fontana at that time, but a few years later when I was in Italy, I came across Paulo Scheggi and his work brought me to another level of my own.
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Alternate Planes 0415, 2015
acrylic on cut thu on 4 canvases, 100 x 100 cm
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![Red Square](https://cms.jankalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/48x49in-Red-Square-scaled.jpg)
Red Square
acrylic on cut thru on 7 canvases, 48 x 49 in
![Search the Middle (Turkis)](https://cms.jankalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/53x48-smT-scaled.jpg)
Search the Middle (Turkis)
acrylic on cut thru on 5 canvases, 53x48 in
![Black Planes](https://cms.jankalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/112x121-cm-Black-Planes-scaled.jpg)
Black Planes
acrylic on cut thru multilayer canvases, 112 x 121 cm
Alternate Planes in Color
acrylic on cut thru multilayer canvases, 120 x 120 cm
![Turkis Composition, 2019](https://cms.jankalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/110-x-83-cm-Turkis-Composition-Side-scaled.jpg)
Turkis Composition, 2019
acrylic on cut thru multilayer canvases, 110 x 83 cm
![Turkis Composition, 2019](https://cms.jankalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/110-x-83-cm-Turkis-Composition-scaled.jpg)
Turkis Composition, 2019
acrylic on cut thru multilayer canvases, 110 x 83 cm